ya lor.. where's the VG?? using new batteries so not compatible with current VG wor

but the demand for the f1.7 should cool down
that might bring the price down a bit

I am buying the Sony HVL-F20AM!

The Sony HVL-F20AM can trigger wireless flashes from the A900! REJOICE!

The Nikon SB-400 can't do that.

The Canon 270EX can't do that.

More excitingly, if the F20AM works on the KM5D/KM7D/A100/A200/A300/A350/A230/A330/A380/A700, then you can have a front bounce light (from the F20AM) and a rear hair light (from the F42AM).

alpha_company, the flash ring adapter comes in a few sizes to match camera body height and flash height. You need to get the correct one.

hokc77: Focus speed is made of 2 independent factors:

1) focal length and how bright the lens is; a F1.4 lens will let the camera "recognize" where to focus faster. This is the lag between half-press and the camera actually focusing.

2) focal length, focus throw, focus element weight, focus limiter, motor - after the camera knows where to focus, it then drives to the focus point.

Now, brighter aperture lenses, even if they have internal motors, may be geared slower! The Canon 50mm F1.2 USM and 85mm F1.2 USM for example, are slow focusers (but necessary, it needs the precision.)

You may want to PM macdude and ask him as he shoots sports - he has the Sony 70-200mm F2.8G SSM, Sony 70-300mm F4.5-5.6G SSM and a Sigma 300mm F4.

creepydslr, the Minolta 28-135mm F4-4.5 is nice but the 1.5 meters MFD is very potong stim lah.

sidewinderz, it is said that Sony has made some changes to the image processing. We don't know until the tests come out. I am glad they changed the interface a fair bit, the A200/A300/A350 was quite "slow-navi" compared to the A700's Quick Navi.

Braynumb, of course the Minolta AF 50mm F1.7 will autofocus with the A200, and any Alpha camera. It has the screw drive across all bodies.

Nvm la... hehehe... no need to change yet neways... the ups and downs of the new models are really disturbing... hehehe... sticking with my a200 though... still prefer the grip on my a200...

but also interested to find out how much is the street price for the new lens... if cheaper than Minolta 50mm f1.7, might get that one instead... but like shootkk says, minolta 50mm is a FF lens... much easier when upgrading tho... kan2?

Nice... great to hear bout that... hm... also interested with the HVL-F20AM... hope it'll be nicely priced as well...

This post has been edited by Braynumb: May 18 2009, 06:29 PM

What is the latest price of the F58am flash ah?
i wan buy a cheap one

RM11xx

yeah i did call them also...
they dont know about tis.
not update la

Wow means F20 also can wireless la? Cool wei. If cheap buy 2. Viper on top , 1 f20 on the left 1 f20 on the right. (:

wht do u mean top f42 right and left f20?

He means the new and upcomming flash from sony, HVL-F20AM... since it has wireless capabilities... cheap alternative flash

This post has been edited by Braynumb: May 18 2009, 07:25 PM

oh i thought the new f20 can be mounted somewhere around the new alpha body lol...

me also want f20....
then the alien gun gonna be version 666....hahahah.....

wow...does this mean that its not using Bionz processor?

@ryzan....nice macro bro...sp90 with raynox?

nop......raynox 250 with beercan......with alien gun version 3

sidewinderz:

From DPReview:


Interesting point though, that they call it "SteadyShot INSIDE" instead of "Super SteadyShot" and there is no mention of Bionz here:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0905/09051804sonyalphas.asp

Anyway Bionz is just a marketing name, they have to call it something instead of "image processor chip".

Hahaha how many alien guns you have?

Aiyaaaaa... poison!!!... BEERCANNNNN.... BEERCANNNN..... if without raynox, how'd the picture be like bro??

neh... got pics of V3??

This post has been edited by Braynumb: May 18 2009, 07:50 PM

show us la the alien gun...

keep the poison coming

3.....gonna build another one....the hensem one....

this hugs always lumpat lumpat.....